Travis Picking With a Twist: Fingerstyle Guitar Lesson (Ritwik Bhattacharya)
Ritwik Bhattacharya, our Fingerstyle faculty explains the famous fingerstyle style - "Travis Picking" popularized by iconic artists such as Chet Atkins and Mark Knopfler. If you are a guitarist and wish to pursue this remarkable instrument as a fingerstyle player, then join us at Nathaniel Learn more about the course here : http://nathanielschool.com/courses/fingerstyle-guitar/ Also join us on: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nathanielmusic Twitter : http://twitter.com/music_method #TravisPicking #FingerstyleGuitar #GuitarLesson Chapters 00:00 Travis picking with a twist 01:00 Why practise Travis picking? 01:56 Basic thumb-and-fingers exercise 02:19 Thumb on bass and fingers on the upper strings 03:14 Vary the bass notes 04:18 Apply the picking pattern to songs 05:11 Develop independence for rhythm and melody 06:52 Practice suggestions
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